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Tag Archives: monopati
2072 – Looking back to Stavronikita
The beautiful coastal path from Stavronikita to Pantocratoros starts with a view on the slated roofs of service buildings in front of the actual monastery. In my opinion this is a fascinating perspective. A manmade stone world with an ancient … Continue reading
2066 – Crossing the Profitou Eliou stream
In between the monastery of Pantocratoros and the Skiti of Profitou Eliou is a nice path (red and dotted line on the map) slightly uphill. It will take 30 minutes to get to the former Russian skiti. In the low … Continue reading
Posted in 07 Pantocratoros, Skiti Profitou Eliou, Trip 2019, walking
Tagged amphoras, clouds, Herman2019, monopati, rain, stream
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2040 – the hike from Konstamonitou to Docheiariou
I am probably one of the worst pathfinders you can find. Our plan was to hike to Docheiariou and try to walk over as many monopati’s as possible. With the new map of Peter Holworth in our rucksack we left … Continue reading
Posted in 10 Docheiariou, 20 Konstamonitou, walking
Tagged FoMA, footpath, kalderimi, monopati, power plant, solar energy
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2029 – two old bridges and the lost coast path between Iviron and Lavra
In post 1617 my brother Herman payed attention to the old path that connected the monasteries Iviron and Lavra before the dirt road was build, probably just before 1968, when Athos celebrated its 1000th anniversary. The old kalderimi path is almost … Continue reading
2026 – How to preserve and keep the ancient paths of Mount Athos?
Greece has a long tradition in preserving ancient heritage. Even old roads, such as this one, leading to Thessaloniki are kept in good condition for the future. This road is in the Museum of Modern Art in Thessaloniki. This nicely restored … Continue reading
1952 – Discovering the old path to the Lavra harbour
The Lavra monastery has a very nice harbour, worthwhile to visit. Imagine, this was for centuries the place where all visits to the monastery began. Untill the 1970ties there was only a long path for pilgrims and mules from Karyes … Continue reading
1951 – Approaching Xenofontos from the south
Walking the coastal path from Panteleimonos to the south the monastery of Xenofontos comes in sight. This is a photograph by Millet, who made pictures in 1917 when he was on Athos with the French army.When Millet came closer, the … Continue reading
1923 – Friends of Mount Athos (FoMA) clearing the footpaths
The Friends of Mount Athos are committed to the ongoing project of clearing, restoring and maintaining the old Athonite footpaths, many of them stone-paved (kaldirimi) tracks for transporting goods by mule and dating from late Byzantine times. The project was … Continue reading
1809 – hike from Maroudá to Skiti Andreou
After a brief visit to Maroudá we had to return to Skiti Andreou, where we would spend the night. Soon after we left the kellion, the Protos of the Holy Epistasia, Father Paul, visited the kellion, as we found out later. … Continue reading
1804 – ‘God exists, naturally’ by Herman Hissink
Herman Hissink (1915-2011), on the right on the photo above, worked as a teacher on a renowned Christian high school in The Netherlands. He wrote many diaries and letters during his lifetime. Some of these have been recently assembled in … Continue reading